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SCALE APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 30, 1908.

M 1. N 9 m X Q M A H H N m N \m N\ N m QM P Patented Apr. 27, 1909.

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H. AUE. SCALE.

HERMAN AUE, OF LEON S PRIN GS, TEXAS.

SCALE no. 920,004. I

Application filed September 30, 1908.

T at whom it may concern:

Be it known that l, IIERMAE jinn, a citi- Specification of LettersPatent.

E'atented April 27, 1909.

Serial No. 155,403.

1 racks 17, each supported upon a platform zen of the United States ofAmerica, residing at Leon Springs, in the county of Bexar and State ofTexas, have invented new and useful Improvements in Scales, of which thefollowing is a specification.

This invention relates to scales designed to feeding it into a loalingpress, and one or the principal ob ects of the invention is to 18, aredisposed upon opposite sides of the tubular standard '7. said racksbeing supported by means of levers 19 and suitable braces 20, the lovers19 being connected to the levers 1dat their lower ends, While the upperends are connected by means of cross boltu 20 connected to brackets 21secured tor the purpose of weighing hay Just prior 1 its upoer provide apair of hay racks mounted upon a wheeled truck and having means wherebythe hay thrown into the racks can be weighed the baling press.

Another object of the invention is to provide means whereby the hayracks may be quickly swung into position to receive the hay to beweighed and to permit the same to be swung into position to feed the hayto the baler, said racks being held in their respective positions bymeans of a hand operated latch.

These and other objects may be attained by means of the constructionillustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which,

Figure 1 is a front elevation of made in. accordance with my invention,the tongue or handle and brace therefor being shown in section. Fig. 2is a central vertical section of the same. Fig. 3 is a vertical sectiontaken at right angles to Fig. 2.

Referring to the drawing, the numeral 1 designates the wheels and 2 thedrop axle to which the wheels are journaled. Connected to the axle 2 isa draft tongue 3 provided with a suitable clevis 4, said tongue havingdiagonal braces or hounds 5 secured to the tongue and axle. Formedintegral with and projecting upward from the axle 2 is a post 6. Mountedupon the post 6 is a tubular standard 7, the upper ends 8 of which arearranged to diverge, and pivotally connected at the terminal ends of thediverging portions 8 are the steelyards 9 provided with indicating marks10 and sliding weights 11. The steelyards are centrally connected bymeans of links 12 which pass through the tubular standards 7 to clevises13 secured to the inner ends of levers 14:. Guide bars 15 are secured attheir inner ends to the upper end of the shaft 7 by means of rivets 16,the outer ends of said guide bars being provided with openings throughwhich the outer ends of the steelyards project. Two hay a scaleunderneath the platform 18. A. brace 22 is connected at its lower end tothe lever 19,

L end being connected to the bracket 21. The outer ends of the levers 1are each pivoted at to a bar 2%, and secured to said bar are oppositelydisposed spring latches and swung into position for feeding t into 1adapted to engage a latch keeper 26 secured by means of bolts 27 to thetongue 3.

F or operating the spring latches links 28 are connected to said latchesby means of hooks 29, the upper ends of said links 28 I being connectedto levers 3O t'ulcrumed to metal loops 31. A spiral spring 32 sur roundsthe post 6 and supports the tubular i standard 7.

Connected to the tubular standard '7 are oppositely pi-oyecting bars towhich are secured the metal loops 31 forming the fuloperating the levers13 and raising the latch from the latch keeper 26. lVhile the hay isbeing taken tron) s loaded rack 17,

lie other rack is swung und in position .0 receive hay for the nextbale. Each bale is of a predetermined size, owing to the fact that it isweighed in the rack iefore it is to the baler. The entire device may beconnected to the baler by means of the clevis whenever it is required toconvey the device fliOlll place to place.

My invention is of simple construction, operates smoothly andefliciently for its pur pose, can be manufactured at comparativelyslight cost and a very desirable attachment to a hay balei'.

I claim 1. A hay scale comprising a truck provided with a drop axle. apost rising from said axle, a tubular standard mounted to rotate on saidpost, two steelyards pivoted steelyards, guide bars for Said steelyarde.hay racks provided with platforms, means for supporting said hay racks,mean for ronneeting said supporting means with said steelyards, andmeans for holding Raid. hay racks in adjusted position.

)1 hay scale comprising a pair of hay racks, a truck a post projectingupward from id truth. a tubular standard mounted to rotate on aaid post,said hay racks being connected to said standard, and spring latchea forholding the racks in operative positior 1 It acale tor Weighing hay tora haling prese comprising a truck, a post projecting upward from saidtruck, a spring a tubular standard mounted to rotate on said post andsupported by said spring, oppositely disposed hay racks supported uponsaid standard, latches for holding said racks in operatiYe positions andmeans for releasing said latches to permit the racks to be swung.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in preaent'e of two Witnesses.

AN AUE.

-Wit-nee.

Lotus J. Monniur, Jon J. ADAMS.

